WWCN11 CWHX 230241
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:41 P.M. ADT SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
      HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
      HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
      HANTS COUNTY
      COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
      COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
      CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
      CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
      COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS: CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NOVA SCOTIA. 

TOTAL RAINFALL: 50 TO 80 MM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

TIME SPAN: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 
- TOVERFLOWING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS 
- FLOODING OF BASEMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE 
- ROAD SHOULDER EROSION AND WASHOUTS 

REMARKS: A SLOW-MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT A PROLONGED 
PERIOD OF RAINFALL. BANDS OF RAIN WILL TRACK REPEATEDLY OVER SOME 
AREAS, LEADING TO HIGHER TOTALS. RAINFALL RATES OF 15 TO 25 MM PER 
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER SOME AREAS, 
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL. 

LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY IN SOME AREAS AND ROADS MAY BECOME 
IMPASSABLE.

WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. 

RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED 
DUE TO RAINFALL AMOUNTS. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING 
(HASH)NSSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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